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Sketch, unnamed [Celestial longitude and its effects] by unknown artist

Reference number: L&P/5/77a

Date: 1769

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Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/5/77a
Earliest possible date
1769
Physical description
Sketch on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Sketch, unnamed [Celestial longitude and its effects] by unknown artist, 1769, L&P/5/77a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_5_77a/sketch-unnamed-celestial-longitude-and-its-effects-by-unknown-artist, accessed on 06 March 2026

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